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Blue Mist and Violent Seas

by Vorticity

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1.
As Simple as Life Can Be 07:28
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Sitting in the sand alongside the river Observing the clouds and watching the breeze, that cools and ripples the water Wafting through the trees and dancing with the leaves As simple as life can be Sit back amidst the trees Saplings on the shore that grow without name Branches gone wild with no one to tame The roots stretch, if only to stretch Like life, blowing in the breeze As simple as life can be Sit back amidst the trees Yet as a wonder, I sit and admire The river runs like a dream from many unseen miles A shadow overhead, not to love and not to dread It brings no danger, we have no fear at all Always the torrents clash together like clockwork Expectations that I rely on Engulfing me in oceanic chamber Poseidon's throne of verse, as a muse it inspires As simple as life can be Sit back amidst the trees
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The Legendary Fierce McMikon 13:56
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I: Fall of the King Following the darkness of the new moon An early dawn of uncertainty Something cascades through the shadows Behind the forests of the valley A blood red haze eclipsed the sun In clouds of rolling thunder Everything changed when they stormed the gates And crossed the castle yards Fierce McMikon and the fall of the king Peer over the edge of this shrouded tower And bid farewell to your throne Your subjects fall to sustain my power The power that is mine, all my own Your loyalty's pathetic, your laws are insufficient Your freedoms leave you spineless and weak Schools, libraries, even furniture stores Will mold to satisfy my needs Fierce McMikon killed their king and enslaved them all II: The Garnet Scepter (Instrumental) III: Escape The worthless battle never ends Cast fires that reach the sunrise Escaping from this cruel new world That's built on fear and lies The plague of darkness sees no end The king's towers have fallen The citadel lay under the ruins The legacy of Fierce McMikon Maybe one day we can return
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Beyond the Valley 04:05
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Beyond the valley The river winds toward the open sea A dawn unto night A promising dream of everlasting peace Along the river An emerald city of towering furs Under the shadow Scattering light plays to your mind's designs Salutations Our sages and the wise welcome you Run from the shadows The silent ones need salvation, too You must listen Follow the river far away from here Approaching night A thousand sullen crimson fears trail behind Escape the land Our riverbanks will stain with blood The red dusk is nigh The forests will burn for many nights to come Beyond the valley Fierce McMikon holds his deadly reign Out towards a land of misty blue landscapes Where time runs thin
4.
Follow the River 08:45
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Instrumental
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Before the Storm 04:03
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Rush the barracks, storm the cells Free us from our nightly hell The air is still and bitter cold A single flake of snow gently falls Before the storm Flailing and howling, rebellion rallying Taking toll all the lost souls Convene in tearful moat It rains, it rains, oh it rains Harrowing pain From the north, a glacial touch In silent repose From the west, lightning struck And no moon will light our way Before the storm From the south it continues to snow Bleak reservations numbed We ask of the east the sun to rise And warm the sheltering sky; It rains Excruciating pain
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Vortex 06:09
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Instrumental
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Bridge Across the Estuary 02:29
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Instrumental
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Blue Mist and Violent Seas 17:44
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TBD
9.
The Towers (Parts I-II) 10:41
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TBD

about

Blue Mist and Violent Seas is an in-progress record.

It is a concept album that is set in a kingdom in some quasi-medieval time. The citadel, under new governance, has seen frightening changes in their way of life over the course of just a few years. A small group of people are unsatisfied with these changes and manage to flee down the river, but the new king, Fierce McMikon catches wind of their escape and sends out a team to retrieve them. Meanwhile they find refuge in a new city where the river meets the sea, and are welcomed in but not allowed to stay permanently. In the end, they are ultimately dragged back to the citadel and detained for "treatment". The final track will be an epic detailing the subversion process of the kingdom.

1. Overture (not written yet)
2. As Simple as Life Can Be (INCOMPLETE - Needs drums)
3. The Legendary Fierce McMikon
4. Beyond the Valley
5. Follow the River (INCOMPLETE - Needs drums)
6. Before the Storm (INCOMPLETE - Needs drums)
7. Vortex
8. Bridge Across the Estuary (Needs to be redone to improve quality)
9. Blue Mist and Violent Seas (INCOMPLETE - Needs vocals)
10. The Towers (not written yet)

credits

released November 27, 2019

I wrote/performed all the lyrics and instrumental parts with the exception of drum tracks, which were programmed by a good friend of mine (thanks, man).
My mother painted the stormy ocean scene in oil sometime in the 1980's.

Equipment used:

Guitars: PRS Custom 24 SE, Epiphone Explorer, Epiphone EJ-200 Acoustic
Basses: Rickenbacker 4003, Fender Jazz Bass
Ac/Elec Piano Sounds: Dexibell VIVO S7 Pro
Organ Sounds: Roland VK-7
Mellotron Sounds: Mellotron M4000D Mini
Synths: Xfer Serum soft synth & MIDI controller
Microphone: RØDE NT1
Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 6i6
DAW: Studio One

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Vorticity Kentucky

Just a humble music farmer tending to my fields in KY.

Composing, playing, recording, and to a degree, producing music is just a hobby of mine. Not a professional.

This is the page where I pretty much upload whatever material I have somewhat finished. Unfinished works will be marked as such and updated periodically as progress is made. Listen and download for free. Please don't pay. Enjoy! ... more

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